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Nigerian Acts Grab Nominations For The 2022 American Music Awards

The American Music Awards have revealed the candidates for the 2022 edition and again, Nigerian music is going global.

 

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This year’s category has, Favourite rock song, favourite rock album, favourite Afrobeats musician, and favourite K-pop artists are among the new categories added to the award this year.

Nigerian artists, Wizkid, Burna Boy, CKay, Tems, and Fireboy DML are the first artists to be nominated for the maiden Favorite Afrobeats Artiste category.

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Tems, on the other hand, leads the Nigerian nominee’s list with four nominations, which is the favourite Afrobeats artiste of the year, a collaboration of the year for Future’s ‘Wait For U’, favourite hip-hop song for ‘Wait For U’ again, and favourite R&B song for her collaboration with Wizkid on ‘Essence’, meaning Wizkid also grabs two nominations.

Puerto Rican rapper, Bad BunnyPuerto Rican rapper, Bad Bunny has the most nominations, with eight, in categories like artist of the year, favourite touring artiste, favourite music video, favourite male pop artiste, and others.

He is followed by Beyonce, Drake, and Taylor Swift, all of whom have been nominated for six awards this year.

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The 2022 American Music Awards will hold at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20.

 

Check out the full list of nominees:

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Artist of the Year

  • Adele
  • Bad Bunny
  • Beyoncé
  • Drake
  • Harry Styles
  • Taylor Swift
  • The Weeknd

New Artist of the Year

  • Dove Cameron
  • GAYLE
  • Latto
  • Måneskin
  • Steve Lacy

Favourite Music Video

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  • Adele, “Easy on Me”
  • Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”
  • Harry Styles, “As It Was”
  • Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “INDUSTRY BABY”
  • Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”

Collaboration of the Year

  • Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and “Encanto” cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
  • Elton John and Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
  • Future ft. Drake & Tems, “WAIT FOR U”
  • Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “INDUSTRY BABY”
  • The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber, “STAY”

Favourite Touring Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Coldplay
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Elton John
  • The Rolling Stones

Favourite Afrobeats Artist

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  • Burna Boy
  • CKay
  • Fireboy DML
  • Tems
  • Wizkid

Favourite K-pop Artist

  • BLACKPINK
  • BTS
  • SEVENTEEN
  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER
  • TWICE

Favourite Soundtrack

  • “ELVIS”
  • “Encanto”
  • “Sing 2”
  • “Stranger Things”: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4
  • “Top Gun: Maverick”

Favourite Gospel Artist

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  • CeCe Winans
  • DOE
  • E. Dewey Smith
  • Maverick City Music
  • Tamela Mann

Favourite Dance/Electronic Artist

  • Diplo
  • Marshmello
  • Swedish House Mafia
  • The Chainsmokers
  • Tiësto

Favourite Inspirational Artist

  • Anne Wilson
  • for KING & COUNTRY
  • Katy Nichole
  • Matthew West
  • Phil Wickham

Favourite Rock Album

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  • Coldplay, “Music of the Spheres”
  • Ghost, “Impera”
  • Imagine Dragons, “Mercury – Act 1”
  • Machine Gun Kelly, “mainstream sellout”
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Unlimited Love”

Favourite Rock Song

  • Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”
  • Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”
  • Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
  • Måneskin, “Beggin'”
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”

Favourite Rock Artist

  • Imagine Dragons
  • Machine Gun Kelly
  • Måneskin
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • The Lumineers

Favourite Latin Album

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  • Bad Bunny, “Un Verano Sin Ti”
  • Farruko, “La 167”
  • J Balvin, “JOSE”
  • Rauw Alejandro, “Vice Versa”
  • ROSALÍA, “MOTOMAMI”

Favourite Latin Song

  • Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”
  • Becky G x KAROL G ,”MAMIII”
  • KAROL G, “PROVENZA”
  • Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”
  • Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas”

Favourite Female Latin Artist

  • Anitta
  • Becky G
  • Kali Uchis
  • KAROL G
  • ROSALÍA

Favourite Latin Duo or Group

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  • Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
  • Calibre 50
  • Eslabon Armado
  • Grupo Firme
  • Yahritza Y Su Esencia

Favourite Male Latin Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Farruko
  • J Balvin
  • Jhayco
  • Rauw Alejandro

Favourite Female R&B Artist

  • Beyoncé
  • Doja Cat
  • Muni Long
  • Summer Walker
  • SZA

Favourite R&B Album

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  • Beyoncé, “Renaissance”
  • Drake, “Honestly, Nevermind”
  • Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “An Evening with Silk Sonic”
  • Summer Walker, “Still Not Over It”
  • The Weeknd, “Dawn FM”

Favourite R&B Song

  • Beyoncé, “BREAK MY SOUL”
  • Muni Long, “Hrs And Hrs”
  • Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Smokin Out The Window”
  • SZA, “I Hate U”
  • Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence”

Favourite Male R&B Artist

  • Brent Faiyaz
  • Chris Brown
  • GIVĒON
  • Lucky Daye
  • The Weeknd

Favourite Hip-Hop Song

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  • Future ft. Drake & Tems, “WAIT FOR U”
  • Jack Harlow, “First Class”
  • Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
  • Latto, “Big Energy”
  • Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “INDUSTRY BABY”

Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artist

  • Cardi B
  • GloRilla
  • Latto
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Nicki Minaj

Favourite Hip-Hop Album

  • Future, “I NEVER LIKED YOU”
  • Gunna, “DS4EVER”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
  • Lil Durk, “7220”
  • Polo G, “Hall of Fame 2.0”

Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artist

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  • Drake
  • Future
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Lil Baby
  • Lil Durk

Favourite Country Song

  • Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
  • Cody Johnson, “‘Til You Can’t”
  • Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You”
  • Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
  • Morgan Wallen, “Wasted On You”

Favourite Country Album

  • Carrie Underwood, “Denim & Rhinestones”
  • Luke Combs, “Growin’ Up”
  • Cody Johnson, “Human: The Double Album”
  • Taylor Swift, “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
  • Walker Hayes, “Country Stuff: The Album”

Favourite Country Duo or Group

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  • Dan + Shay
  • Lady A
  • Old Dominion
  • Parmalee
  • Zac Brown Band

Favourite Male Country Artist

  • Chris Stapleton
  • Cody Johnson
  • Luke Combs
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Walker Hayes

Favourite Female Country Artist

  • Carrie Underwood
  • Lainey Wilson
  • Maren Morris
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Taylor Swift

Favourite Pop Song

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  • Adele, “Easy On Me”
  • Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and “Encanto” cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
  • Harry Styles, “As It Was”
  • Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “STAY”

Favourite Pop Album

  • Adele, “30”
  • Bad Bunny, “Un Verano Sin Ti”
  • Beyoncé, “Renaissance”
  • Harry Styles, “Harry’s House”
  • Taylor Swift, “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
  • The Weeknd, “Dawn FM”

Favourite Pop Duo or Group

  • BTS
  • Coldplay
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Måneskin
  • OneRepublic

Favourite Female Pop Artist

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  • Adele
  • Beyoncé
  • Doja Cat
  • Lizzo
  • Taylor Swift

Favourite Male Pop Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Drake
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Harry Styles
  • The Weeknd

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